[quote=@Mammalia] *telepathically to Maddie* Speak to Stein for me, please. I have permanently shut off all surveillance and destroyed their systems for such--although they have left the room, so it was not of use to them--and now I wish to know what he plans for us to do next. -Maddie- Got it! *relays the info to Stein* [/quote] *A brief flicker of blue light is seen as a hole appears in the wall near the door and the Bridge Observation Window suddenly bursts open, sucking all the air out of the bridge. The blue light leaves a straight line that already travels too far into deeps space to see the source*